Display panel and display apparatus having a light-transmitting display area

ABSTRACT

Provided is a display panel and a display apparatus, the display panel includes a first display area including a plurality of first light-emitting devices and a plurality of first pixel driving circuits; and a light-transmitting display area including a plurality of second light-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel driving circuits. Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the plurality of first pixel driving circuits. Each of the second light-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the plurality of second pixel driving circuits. The second pixel driving circuits electrically connected to the second light-emitting devices in at least two columns are located in the same column. The second pixel driving circuits located in the same column and connected to the second light-emitting devices in different columns are respectively connected to different data signal wires.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent applicationSer. No. 17/036,353, filed on Sep. 29, 2020, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 202010699581.8, filed on Jul. 20, 2020,the contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference intheir entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technologies and,in particular, to a display panel and a display apparatus.

BACKGROUND

With the rapid development of digital display products, in order toincrease a screen-to-body ratio, a light-transmitting area needs to beprovided in a display area of a display panel in order to provide lightfor an optical information collector under a screen. In order to achievehigh light transmittance in the light-transmitting area, it is necessaryto reduce a pixel density of the light-transmitting area and to arrangea driving circuit at an edge position of the light-transmitting area.After reducing the pixel density and shifting the driving circuit, howto reduce a width of the edge position of the light-transmitting areaand how to use related driving integrated circuits to provide displaysignals for pixels at the same time has become an urgent problem to besolved.

SUMMARY

In view of this, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide adisplay panel and a display apparatus to solve the above problems.

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides adisplay panel, and the display panel includes: a first display areaincluding a plurality of first light-emitting devices and a plurality offirst pixel driving circuits; and a light-transmitting display areaincluding a plurality of second light-emitting devices and a pluralityof second pixel driving circuits. Each of the plurality oflight-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the pluralityof first pixel driving circuits. Each of the second light-emittingdevices is electrically connected to one of the plurality of secondpixel driving circuits. The second pixel driving circuits electricallyconnected to the second light-emitting devices in at least two columnsare located in the same column. The second pixel driving circuitslocated in the same column and connected to the second light-emittingdevices in different columns are respectively connected to differentdata signal wires.

In a second aspect, based on the same inventive concept, an embodimentof the present disclosure provides a display apparatus, the displayapparatus includes a display panel, and the display panel includes: afirst display area including a plurality of first light-emitting devicesand a plurality of first pixel driving circuits; and alight-transmitting display area including a plurality of secondlight-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel driving circuits.Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of first pixel driving circuits. Eachof the second light-emitting devices is electrically connected to one ofthe plurality of second pixel driving circuits. The second pixel drivingcircuits electrically connected to the second light-emitting devices inat least two columns are located in the same column. The second pixeldriving circuits located in the same column and connected to the secondlight-emitting devices in different columns are respectively connectedto different data signal wires.

In a third aspect, based on the same inventive concept, an embodiment ofthe present disclosure provides a display panel, including: a firstdisplay area including a plurality of first light-emitting devices and aplurality of first pixel driving circuits; and a light-transmittingdisplay area including a plurality of second light-emitting devices anda plurality of second pixel driving circuits. Each of the plurality oflight-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the pluralityof first pixel driving circuits. Each of the second light-emittingdevices is electrically connected to one of the plurality of secondpixel driving circuits. Along a column direction, a density of theplurality of second pixel driving circuits is greater than a density ofthe plurality of first pixel driving circuits.

In a fourth aspect, based on the same inventive concept, an embodimentof the present disclosure provides a display apparatus, the displayapparatus includes a display panel, and the display panel includes: afirst display area including a plurality of first light-emitting devicesand a plurality of first pixel driving circuits; and alight-transmitting display area including a plurality of secondlight-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel driving circuits.Each of the plurality of light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of first pixel driving circuits. Eachof the second light-emitting devices is electrically connected to one ofthe plurality of second pixel driving circuits. Along a columndirection, a density of the plurality of second pixel driving circuitsis greater than a density of the plurality of first pixel drivingcircuits.

In the display panel and the display apparatus according to the presentdisclosure, the second pixel driving circuits are centralized to acertain extent, such that distribution of the signal wires may berelatively more centralized and mainly distributed near the second pixeldriving circuits, thereby avoiding excessively long and stray signalwires, and improving the light transmittance of the light-transmittingdisplay area. In addition, the data signal wires electrically connectedto the second pixel driving circuits in the same column electricallyconnected to different columns of the second light-emitting devices aredifferent, it can be realized that different second pixel drivingcircuits in the same column may provide different data signals for thesecond light-emitting devices in different columns.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

In order to better illustrate technical solutions of embodiments of thepresent disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodimentsare described below. It is appreciated that, the drawings describedbelow are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a display panel according to anembodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged diagram of a CC area of the display panelshown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged diagram of a light-transmitting displayarea according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel driving circuitaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of a light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of yet still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a partially cross-sectional diagram of a display panelaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a partially cross-sectional diagram of another display panelaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan diagram of a light-transmitting display areaaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a schematic plan diagram of another light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan diagram of still another light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a schematic plan diagram of yet still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure; and

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a display apparatus according to anembodiment of the present disclosure.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail withreference to the drawings.

It should be clear that the described embodiments are merely part of theembodiments of the present disclosure rather than all of theembodiments.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are merelyfor the purpose of describing particular embodiments and not intended tolimit the present disclosure. Unless otherwise noted in the context, thesingular form expressions “a”, “an”, “the” and “said” used in theembodiments and appended claims of the present disclosure are alsointended to represent plural forms thereof.

The applicant of the present disclosure provided a solution to theproblems in related technologies through careful and in-depth research.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a display panel according to anembodiment of the present disclosure, FIG. 2 is a partially enlargeddiagram of a CC area of the display panel shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 isa partially enlarged diagram of a light-transmitting display area of thedisplay panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in FIG. 1, the display panel according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure includes a display area AA and a non-display area BBsurrounding the display area AA. The display area AA also includes aregular display area A1 and a light-transmitting display area A2, andthe regular display area A1 may completely surround or semi-surround thelight-transmitting display area A2. The regular display area A1 isconfigured for regular display, and the light-transmitting display areaA2 may be configured for display and may also allow light beams otherthan light emitted by the display panel to be transmitted. For example,a camera may be provided at a position on a back side of the displaypanel corresponding to the light-transmitting display area A2, thenlight beams required for imaging by the camera may reach the camera froma front side of the display panel through the light-transmitting displayarea A2. The back side of the display panel or the position in thedisplay panel corresponding to the light-transmitting display area A2may also be provided with a biometric optical collector, then opticalinformation reflected by biological tissues may reach the biometricoptical collector via the light-transmitting display area A2. Therefore,the display panel according to the present disclosure may simultaneouslyrealize a display function and an optical information collectingfunction, and the light-transmitting display area A2 is a part of thedisplay area AA so that the display panel can realize full-screendisplay.

As shown in FIG. 2, the regular display area A1 includes a plurality offirst pixel units 11 and a plurality of first pixel driving circuits 12that are arranged in an array. The first pixel unit 11 may include aplurality kinds of first light-emitting devices, and the firstlight-emitting devices are electrically connected to the first pixeldriving circuits 12. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, asshown in FIG. 2, the first pixel unit 11 includes a first-color firstlight-emitting device 111, a second-color first light-emitting device112, and a third-color first light-emitting device 113, and thefirst-color first light-emitting device 111, the second-color firstlight-emitting device 112 and the third-color first light-emittingdevice 113 are electrically connected to the first pixel drivingcircuits 12, respectively. It should be noted that the first pixel unit11 may further include more first light-emitting devices therein, forexample, it may also include a white first light-emitting device. Inaddition, an arrangement manner of the first light-emitting devices inthe first pixel unit 11 may be in a straight line as shown in FIG. 2, orit may also be in other arrangement manners such as a Chinese character“

” shape. Optionally, the first light-emitting devices and the firstpixel driving circuits 12 are electrically connected in one-to-onecorrespondence. The first color, the second color, and the third colorare respectively one of red, green, and blue and they differ from eachother.

With reference to FIG. 2, the light-transmitting display area A2includes a plurality of second pixel units 21 and a plurality of secondpixel driving circuits 22, the second pixel unit 21 includes a pluralityof second light-emitting devices, and the second light-emitting devicesare electrically connected to the second pixel driving circuit 22. In anembodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 2, the secondpixel unit 21 includes a first-color second light-emitting device 211, asecond-color second light-emitting device 212, and a third-color secondlight-emitting device 213, and the first-color second light-emittingdevice 211, the second-color second light-emitting device 212 and thethird-color second light-emitting device 213 are electrically connectedto the second pixel driving circuits 22, respectively. It should benoted that the second pixel unit 21 may further include more secondlight-emitting devices therein and, for example, it may also include awhite second light-emitting device. In addition, an arrangement mannerof the second light-emitting devices in the second pixel unit 21 may bein a straight line as shown in FIG. 2, or it may also be in otherarrangement manners such as a Chinese character “

” shape. Optionally, the second light-emitting devices are electricallyconnected to the second pixel driving circuits 2 in one-to-onecorrespondence. The first color, the second color, and the third colorare respectively one of red, green, and blue, and they differ from eachother.

It should be noted that, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, astructure of the second pixel unit 21 and types and the number of thesecond light-emitting devices included may all be the same as astructure of the first pixel unit 11 and types and the number of thefirst light-emitting devices included. It should be further explainedthat, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the firstlight-emitting device and the second light-emitting device may both beorganic light-emitting devices. Moreover, the first light-emittingdevices in the regular display area A1 are arranged on the correspondingfirst pixel driving circuit 12, and the two at least partially overlapalong a thickness direction of the display panel.

As shown in FIG. 2, a density of the plurality of the second pixel units21 arranged in the light-transmitting display area A2 is lower than adensity of the plurality of the first pixel units 11 arranged in theregular display area A1. Moreover, the first pixel units 11 in theregular display area A1 may be arranged in a matrix. The second pixelunits 21 in adjacent rows in the light-transmitting display area A2 arearranged in a staggered manner, that is, any two second pixel units 21in adjacent rows are located in different columns. By setting thedensity of the second pixel units 21 to be smaller than the density ofthe first pixel units 11, good light transmittance of thelight-transmitting display area A2 can be achieved. In addition, thestaggered arrangement of the second pixel units 21 may ensure thatlight-emitting brightness of the light-transmitting display area A2 ismore uniform so as to ensure a good display effect.

It should be noted that, since the plurality of the second pixel units21 in the light-transmitting display area A2 are arranged in a staggeredmanner, same second light-emitting devices in the second pixel unit 21are also arranged in a staggered manner. As shown in FIG. 2, thefirst-color second light-emitting devices 211 in adjacent rows arearranged in a staggered manner, the second-color second light-emittingdevices 212 in adjacent rows are arranged in a staggered manner, and thethird-color second light-emitting devices 213 in adjacent rows are alsoarranged in a staggered manner. For ease of understanding, thefirst-color second light-emitting device 211 is taken as an example todescribe a connection manner of the second light-emitting devices andthe corresponding second pixel driving circuit 21 and a design solutionof the corresponding second pixel driving circuit below. However, it canbe understood that solutions involved in following embodiments are alsoapplicable to other second light-emitting devices in the second pixelunit 21.

As shown in FIG. 3, second pixel driving circuits 22 electricallyconnected to at least two columns of the second light-emitting devicesare located in the same column, and in the same column, the second pixeldriving circuits connected to different columns of the secondlight-emitting devices are respectively connected to different datasignal wires DL. As shown in FIG. 3, multiple second pixel drivingcircuits 22 located in the same column include at least a first-typepixel driving circuit 22 b and a second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c.A data signal writing terminal of the first-type pixel driving circuit22 b is connected to a first data signal wire DL1, and a data signalwriting terminal of the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c isconnected to a second data signal wire DL2. In the first-type pixeldriving circuit 22 b and the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 clocated in the same column, the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b iselectrically connected to the first-color second light-emitting device211 in one column, and the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c iselectrically connected to the first-color second light-emitting device211 in another column.

In the present disclosure, although the second pixel units 21 are evenlyarranged, that means, the first-color second light-emitting device 211,the second-color second light-emitting device 212, and the third-colorsecond light-emitting device 213 are also evenly arranged, since thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 located in the same column include thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to differentcolumns of the second light-emitting devices, then it is equivalent tothat the second pixel driving circuits 22 are centralized to a certainextent. Relative to the case where the second pixel driving circuits 22are evenly arranged, the centralized arrangement of the second pixeldriving circuits 22 to a certain extent may make distribution of thesignal wires more centralized and mainly distributed near the secondpixel driving circuits, to avoid too long and stray signal wires,thereby improving the light transmittance of the light-transmittingdisplay area A2.

In addition, although the second pixel driving circuits 22 in the samecolumn include different second pixel driving circuits 22 electricallyconnected to different columns of the second light-emitting devices, thedata signal wires that are electrically connected to the second pixeldriving circuits 22 electrically connected to different columns of thesecond light-emitting devices are different, then it is possible thatdifferent second pixel driving circuits 22 in the same column canprovide different data signals for the second light-emitting devices indifferent columns.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, along a column direction, the density of thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 is larger than the density of the firstpixel driving circuits 12, and in order to provide relatively moresecond pixel driving circuits 22 in limited space, an area of the secondpixel driving circuit 22 is smaller than an area of the first pixeldriving circuit 12.

FIG. 4 is an equivalent circuit diagram of a pixel driving circuitaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.4, the first pixel driving circuit 12 and the second pixel drivingcircuit 22 each include a plurality of transistors. Optionally, theabove-mentioned transistors are all thin film transistors (TFT).

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a size of the transistor inthe second pixel driving circuit 22 may be smaller than a size of thefirst pixel driving circuit 12, so that the area of the second pixeldriving circuit 22 is smaller than the area of the first pixel drivingcircuit 12.

In another implementation manner of the present disclosure, as shown inFIG. 4, the number of the transistors included in the second pixeldriving circuit 22 may be smaller than the number of the transistorsincluded in the first pixel driving circuit 12, so that the area of thesecond pixel driving circuit is smaller than the area of the first pixeldriving circuit 12.

Specific structures and working principles of the first pixel drivingcircuit 12 and the second pixel driving circuit 22 are described below.It should be noted that the pixel driving circuit provided in thepresent disclosure is not limited to the structures of the first pixeldriving circuit 12 and the second pixel driving circuit 22 provided inthe present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second pixel driving circuit 22 includes adriving transistor T1, a data signal writing transistor T2, and a firstcapacitor C1. A source of the data signal writing transistor T2 iselectrically connected to the data signal wire DL, for transmitting thedata signal transmitted by the data signal wire DL to a gate of thedriving transistor T1. A source of the driving transistor T1 receives apower supply voltage PVDD and generates a light-emitting driving currentduring a light-emitting phase, and the light-emitting driving current isoutput through a drain of the driving transistor T1 to the secondlight-emitting device to cause it to emit light.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first pixel driving circuit 12 includes adriving transistor T1′, a data signal writing transistor T2′, athreshold capture transistor T3′, a power supply voltage writingtransistor T4′, a light-emitting control transistor T5′, and a resettransistor T6′ and a second capacitor C2. A source of the resettransistor T6′ receives a reset voltage and resets a gate of the drivingtransistor T1′ during a reset phase; a source of the data signal writingtransistor T2′ is electrically connected to the data signal wire DL, fortransmitting, through the threshold capture transistor T3′, the datasignal transmitted by the data signal wire DL to the gate of the drivingtransistor T1′; a source of the power supply voltage writing transistorT4′ receives the power supply voltage PVDD during the light-emittingphase, and the light-emitting control transistor T5′ is turned on duringthe light-emitting phase, then the driving transistor T1′ generates alight-emitting driving current, and the light-emitting driving currentis output, through a drain of the driving transistor T1′ and thelight-emitting control transistor T5′, to the first light-emittingdevice to cause it to emit light.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second light-emittingdevices electrically connected to one column of the second pixel drivingcircuits 22 are arranged in the same column as the second light-emittingdevices electrically connected to another column of the second pixeldriving circuits 22. As shown in FIG. 3, a first column of first-colorsecond light-emitting devices 211 and a second column of the first-colorsecond light-emitting devices 211 in a high light-transmitting displayarea A22 are both electrically connected to the first column of thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 in a transitional display area A21; athird column of the first-color second light-emitting devices 211 and afourth column of the first-color second light-emitting devices 211 inthe high light-transmitting display area A22 are both electricallyconnected to the second column of the second pixel driving circuits 22in the transitional display area A21.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, although the density of the secondpixel units 21 in the light-transmitting display area A2 is differentfrom that of the first pixel units 11 in the regular display area A1,the number of columns of the second pixel units 21 in thelight-transmitting display area A2 will not be more than the number ofcolumns of the first pixel units 11 in the regular display area A1having the same width as the light-transmitting display area A2. Asshown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the number of columns of the secondlight-emitting devices in the light-transmitting display area A2 willnot be more than the number of columns of the second light-emittingdevices in the regular display area A1 having the same width as thelight-transmitting display area A2, then the data signal wire in aportion of the regular display area A1 overlapping with thelight-transmitting display area A2 in the column direction may extend tothe light-transmitting display area A2. That is, the first data signalwire DL1 and the second data signal wire DL2 are both data signal wiresextending from the regular display area A1 to the light-transmittingdisplay area A2, and they provide data signals for a part of the firstpixel driving circuits 12 and a part of the second pixel drivingcircuits 22 at the same time.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second pixel drivingcircuit and the first pixel driving circuit respectively electricallyconnected to the second light-emitting device and the firstlight-emitting device that are located in the same column areelectrically connected to the same data signal wire DL. As shown in FIG.3, any column of the first-color second light-emitting devices 211 inthe light-transmitting display area A2 are located in the same column asa column of the first-color first light-emitting devices 111 in theregular display area A1. Then, the second pixel driving circuit 22 andthe first pixel driving circuit 12 respectively electrically connectedto the first-color second light-emitting device 211 and the first-colorfirst light-emitting device 111 that are located in the same column areelectrically connected to the same data signal wire DL. Therefore, theregular display of the light-transmitting display area A2 may berealized without changing the number of the data signal wires anddesigns of integrated circuits.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, with reference to FIG. 2,although the density of the second pixel units 21 in thelight-transmitting display area A2 is different from that of the firstpixel units 11 in the regular display area A1, the number of rows of thesecond pixel unit 21 in the light-transmitting display area A2 will notbe more than the number of rows of the first pixel unit 11 in theregular display area A1 having the same height as the light-transmittingdisplay area A2. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the number of rows of thesecond light-emitting devices in the light-transmitting display area A2will not be more than the number of rows of the second light-emittingdevices in the regular display area A1 having the same height as thelight-transmitting display area A2, then a scan wire SL in a portion ofthe regular display area A1 overlapping with the light-transmittingdisplay area A2 in a row direction may extend to the light-transmittingdisplay area A2. That is, the scan wire SL that provides a scan signalfor the second pixel driving circuit 22 extends from the regular displayarea A1 to the light-transmitting display area A2, and it provides thescan signal for a part of the first pixel driving circuits 12 and a partof the second pixel driving circuits 22 at the same time.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second pixel drivingcircuit and the first pixel driving circuit respectively electricallyconnected to the second light-emitting device and the firstlight-emitting device that are located in the same row are electricallyconnected to the same scan wire SL. As shown in FIG. 3, any row of thefirst-color second light-emitting devices 211 in the light-transmittingdisplay area A2 are located in the same row as a row of the first-colorfirst light-emitting devices 111 in the regular display area A1. Then,the second pixel driving circuit 22 and the first pixel driving circuit12 respectively electrically connected to the first-color secondlight-emitting device 211 and the first-color first light-emittingdevice 111 that are located in the same row are electrically connectedto the same scan wire SL. Therefore, the regular display of thelight-transmitting display area A2 may be realized without changing thenumber of the scan wires and the designs of the integrated circuits.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to FIGS. 1 to 3,the light-transmitting display area A2 includes a transitional displayarea A21 and a high light-transmitting display area A22, thetransitional display area A21 is located between the regular displayarea A1 and the high light-transmitting display area A22, and the secondpixel driving circuits 22 are all arranged in the transitional displayarea A21. In other words, the second pixel units 21 in thelight-transmitting display area A2 are still evenly distributed,however, all the second pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connectedto all the second light-emitting devices 21 are arranged in thetransitional display area A21 in the light-transmitting display area A2rather than the high light-transmitting display area A22, so that thetransmittance of the high light-transmitting display area A22 in thelight-transmitting display area A2 is further improved. Due torelatively large differences in brightness and transmittance between theregular display area A1 and the high light-transmitting display areaA22, the transitional display area A21 is provided between the two, suchthat changes in brightness and transmittance from the regular displayarea A1 to the high light-transmitting display area A22 can be buffered,thereby avoiding obvious display differences from affecting viewingexperiences of the users. In addition, in the transitional display areaA21, the second pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to thesecond light-emitting devices in different columns are arranged in thesame column, then all the second pixel driving circuits 22 may bearranged in relatively narrow space, to prevent the width of thetransitional display area A21 from being relatively wide, therebyimproving the display effect of the display panel.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the light-transmittingdisplay area A2 includes the transitional display area A21 and thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 are disposed in the transitionaldisplay area A21, adjacent N rows of the second pixel units 21 arearranged in a staggered manner, then the first-type pixel drivingcircuit to the Nth-type pixel driving circuit may be arranged in onecolumn of the second pixel driving circuits 22. In the first-type pixeldriving circuit to the Nth-type pixel driving circuit that are arrangedin the same column, data signal input terminals of the first-type pixeldriving circuit to the Nth-type pixel driving circuit are respectivelyconnected to the first data signal wire to the Nth data signal wire, andthe first-type pixel driving circuit to the Nth-type pixel drivingcircuit are respectively electrically connected to N columns of thesecond light-emitting devices in the high light-transmitting displayarea A22. N≥2, and N is a positive integer.

FIG. 5 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of a light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Asshown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, N=2, then two adjacent rows of the secondpixel units are arranged in a staggered manner, and every two rows formone repeating unit, then the plurality of the second pixel drivingcircuits 22 located in the same column include a first-type pixeldriving circuit 22 b and a second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c. Inaddition, in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and thesecond-type pixel driving circuit 22 c that are located in the samecolumn, the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b is connected to thefirst data signal wire DL1 and electrically connected to one column ofthe first-color second light-emitting devices 211 in the highlight-transmitting display area A22, and the second-type pixel drivingcircuit 22 c is connected to the second data signal wire DL2 andelectrically connected to another column of the first-color secondlight-emitting devices 211 in the high light-transmitting display areaA22.

FIG. 6 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, N=3, then three adjacent rows ofthe second pixel units are arranged in a staggered manner, and everythree rows form one repeating unit, then the plurality of the secondpixel driving circuits 22 located in the same column include afirst-type pixel driving circuit 22 b, a second-type pixel drivingcircuit 22 c, and a third-type pixel driving circuit 22 d. In addition,in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b, the second-type pixeldriving circuit 22 c and the third-type pixel driving circuit 22 d thatare located in the same column, the first-type pixel driving circuit 22b is connected to the first data signal wire DL1 and electricallyconnected to one column of the first-color second light-emitting devices211 in the high light-transmitting display area A22, the second-typepixel driving circuit 22 c is connected to the second data signal wireDL2 and electrically connected to another column of the first-colorsecond light-emitting devices 211 in the high light-transmitting displayarea A22, and the third-type pixel driving circuit 22 d is connected tothe third data signal wire DL3 and electrically connected to stillanother column of the first-color second light-emitting devices 211 inthe high light-transmitting display area A22.

Referring to FIGS. 2 to 3, when the light-transmitting display area A2includes the transitional display area A21 and the second pixel drivingcircuit 22 is disposed in the transitional display area A21, theplurality of the second pixel driving circuits located in the samecolumn further include an in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a. Thein-situ pixel driving circuits 22 a in the same column are electricallyconnected to an in-situ data signal wire DL0 and electrically connectedto the second light-emitting devices located in the transitional displayarea A21. The in-situ pixel driving circuits 22 a electrically connectedto the second light-emitting devices located in the same column in thetransitional display area A21 are located in the same column, the secondlight-emitting device in the transitional display area A21 is arrangedover the corresponding in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a, and aprojection of the second light-emitting device located in thetransitional display area A21 partially overlaps a projection of thecorresponding in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a along the thicknessdirection of the display panel.

Referring to FIG. 3, a plurality of the second pixel driving circuits 22in the same column include: the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 bconnected to the first data signal wire DL1 and electrically connectedto one column of the first-color second light-emitting devices 211 inthe high light-transmitting display area A22, the second-type pixeldriving circuit 22 c connected to the second data signal wire DL2 andelectrically connected to another column of the first-color secondlight-emitting devices 211 in the high light-transmitting display areaA22, and the in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a connected to the in-situdata signal wire DL0 and electrically connected to the first-colorsecond light-emitting device 211 in the transitional display area A21.

It should be noted that the in-situ data signal wire DL0 is also thedata signal wire DL extending from the regular display area A1 to thetransitional display area A21. Moreover, in an embodiment of the presentdisclosure, as shown in FIG. 3, the first pixel driving circuit 12 andthe in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a that are electrically connectedto any one of the in-situ data signal wires DL0 are located in the samecolumn, and the first light-emitting device and the secondlight-emitting device respectively electrically connected to the firstpixel driving circuit 12 and the in-situ pixel driving circuit 22 a thatare located in the same column are also located in the same column.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, referring to FIG. 2 and FIG.3. The second pixel driving circuit 22 electrically connected to thesecond light-emitting device in the high light-transmitting display areaA22 is electrically connected to the second light-emitting devicethrough a connecting electrode 31, and the connecting electrode 31 maybe a transparent conductive electrode.

FIG. 7 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when thelight-transmitting display area A2 includes a transitional display areaA21 and a high light-transmitting display area A22 and the second pixeldriving circuit 22 is disposed in the transitional display area A21, thesecond pixel driving circuits electrically connected to the secondlight-emitting devices located in the same row in the highlight-transmitting display area A22 are each located in differentcolumns. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 7, in the high light-transmittingdisplay area A22, the second pixel driving circuits 22 electricallyconnected to the two first-color second light-emitting devices 211located in the same row are respectively located in different columns.

FIG. 8 is a partially detailed enlarged diagram of yet still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when thelight-transmitting display area A2 includes a transitional display areaA21 and a high light-transmitting display area and the second pixeldriving circuit 22 is disposed in the transitional display area A21, thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to at least twosecond light-emitting devices located in the same row in the highlight-transmitting display area A22 are arranged in the same column. Asshown in FIG. 8, in the high light-transmitting display area A22, thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to the twofirst-color second light-emitting devices 211 located in the same roware located in the same column. For example, in the highlight-transmitting display area A22, the number of the first-colorsecond light-emitting devices 211 located in the same row is M, then thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to the Mfirst-color second light-emitting devices 211 may be distributed in Rcolumns, where R≤M.

In an embodiment, the second pixel driving circuits 22 electricallyconnected to the M first-color second light-emitting devices 211 locatedin the same row are arranged in M/R rows, and a value of the M/R may bea positive integer, for example, M/R=3, then a ratio of the width of thetransitional display area A21 to the width of the highlight-transmitting display area A22 may also be M/R. That is, the secondpixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to the M first-colorsecond light-emitting devices 211 located in the same row are located inplurality of rows.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the second pixeldriving circuits 22 electrically connected to the second light-emittingdevices of the same color in the same row are located in plurality ofrows, in order to ensure that the second light-emitting devices of thesame color in the same row can emit light at the same time, then thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 electrically connected to the secondlight-emitting devices of the same color in the same row cansimultaneously receive a scan signal, that is, gates of the respectivetransistors having the same function in the second pixel drivingcircuits 22 electrically connected to the second light-emitting devicesof the same color in the same row receive the scan signalsimultaneously. In an embodiment, in order to ensure that the gates ofthe respective transistors having the same function in the second pixeldriving circuits 22 electrically connected to the second light-emittingdevices of the same color in the same row are electrically connected toor share a scan signal wire, as shown in FIG. 8, in the highlight-transmitting display area A22, the second pixel driving circuits22 electrically connected to the two first-color second light-emittingdevices 211 located in the same row are located in the same column, thatis, located in two rows, and the gates of the data signal writingtransistors T2 in the two rows of the second pixel driving circuits 22share one scan wire.

FIG. 9 is a partially cross-sectional diagram of a display panelaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and FIG. 10 is apartially cross-sectional diagram of another display panel according toan embodiment of the present disclosure. As stated in the aboveembodiments, the first pixel driving circuit 12 and the second pixeldriving circuit 22 in the present disclosure both include transistors,and the transistors each include a gate and a source located ondifferent metal film layers. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, gates GR andsources SR included in the data signal writing transistor T2′ in thefirst pixel driving circuit 12 and the data signal writing transistor T2in the second pixel driving circuit 22 are located in different filmlayers.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of theplurality of the data signal wires DL corresponding to the second pixeldriving circuits 22 in the same column is located on a different metalfilm layer from the gate and the source. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, atleast one of the first data signal wire DL1 and the second data signalwire DL2 corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22 in thesame column is located on a different metal film layer from the gate andthe source.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 9, in thefirst-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and the second-type pixel drivingcircuit 22 c located in the same column, the first data signal wire DL1connected to the source SR of the data signal writing transistor T2 inthe first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and the second data signalwire DL2 connected to the source SR of the data signal writingtransistor T2 in the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c are locatedin different layers, and the first data signal wire DL1 and the sourceSR are arranged in the same layer, and the second data signal wire DL2is arranged in a layer respectively different from that of the source SRand that of the gate GR.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 10, in thefirst-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and the second-type pixel drivingcircuit 22 c located in the same column, the first data signal wire DL1connected to the source SR of the data signal writing transistor T2 inthe first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and the second data signalwire DL2 connected to the source SR of the data signal writingtransistor T2 in the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c are locatedin the same layer, and the first data signal wire DL1 and the seconddata signal wire DL2 are located in a layer respectively different fromthat of the source SR and that of the gate GR.

When one, which is arranged in a different layer from the gate and thesource, of the first data signal wire DL1 and the second data signalwire DL2 that are corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22in the same column may partially overlap, in the thickness direction ofthe display panel, the second pixel driving circuit 22 or the signalwire corresponding to the second pixel driving circuit 22, then alight-transmitting area of the light-transmitting display area A2 may beincreased while ensuring that a plurality of the data signal wires maybe arranged in limited space between adjacent columns of the secondpixel driving circuits 22.

With reference to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the display panel also includes atouch layer, the touch layer includes a touch electrode layer and atouch trace layer, the touch electrode layer includes a plurality of thetouch electrodes 42 insulated from each other, the touch trace layerincludes a plurality of touch traces 41, and the touch electrode 42 iselectrically connected to at least one of the touch traces 41.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one of multipledata signal wires corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22in the same column is provided in the same layer as the touch trace 41.

FIG. 11 is a schematic plan diagram of a light-transmitting display areaaccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG.9, in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and the second-typepixel driving circuit 22 c located in the same column, the first datasignal wire DL1 connected to the source SR of the data signal writingtransistor T2 in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b is located inthe same metal film layer as the source SR; the second data signal wireDL2 connected to the source SR of the data signal writing transistor T2in the second-type pixel driving circuit 22 c is located in the samemetal film layer as the touch trace 41. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, thesecond data signal wire DL2 and the first data signal wire DL1corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22 in the same columnat least partially overlap in the thickness direction of the displaypanel.

FIG. 12 is a schematic plan diagram of another light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Asshown in FIG. 10, in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and thesecond-type pixel driving circuit 22 c located in the same column, thefirst data signal wire DL1 connected to the source SR of the data signalwriting transistor T2 in the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b andthe second data signal wires DL2 connected to the source SR of the datasignal writing transistor T2 in the second-type pixel driving circuit 22c are both arranged in the same layer as the touch trace 41. As shown inFIGS. 10 and 12, both the second data signal wire DL2 and the first datasignal wire DL1 corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22 inthe same column at least partially overlap with the second pixel drivingcircuit 22 in the thickness direction of the display panel.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIGS. 5-8, thesecond pixel driving circuit 22 includes a data signal writingtransistor T2, and a source of the data signal writing transistor T2 iselectrically connected to the data signal wire DL. The data signalwriting transistors T2 included in the second pixel driving circuits 22of the same column are located on the same side of the multiple datasignal wires DL corresponding to the column of second pixel drivingcircuits 22. As shown in FIGS. 5-8, the data signal writing transistorsT2 included in the same column of the second pixel driving circuits 22are located on a right side of the data signal wires DL corresponding tothe column of the second pixel driving circuits 22.

FIG. 13 is a schematic plan diagram of still another light-transmittingdisplay area according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, andFIG. 14 is a schematic plan diagram of yet still anotherlight-transmitting display area according to an embodiment of thepresent disclosure. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the second pixeldriving circuit 22 includes a data signal writing transistor T2, and asource of the data signal writing transistor T2 is electricallyconnected to the data signal wire DL. The data signal writingtransistors T2 included in the second pixel driving circuits 22 of thesame column are located between two data signal wires corresponding tothe column of the second pixel driving circuits 22. As shown in FIG. 13and FIG. 14, the first-type pixel driving circuit 22 b and thesecond-type pixel driving circuit 22 c located in the same column areboth located between the first data signal wire DL1 and the second datasignal wire DL2 corresponding to the column of the pixel drivingcircuits 22. Disposing different data signal wires DL corresponding tothe second pixel driving circuits 22 in the same column on differentsides of the data signal writing transistor T2 makes it easy to realizethe electrical connection between different data signal wires DL and thesource SR.

As shown in FIG. 13, in an embodiment, in the second pixel drivingcircuits 22 of the same column, the data signal writing transistors arelocated on the same side of the column of the second pixel drivingcircuits 22. As shown in FIG. 13, in the second pixel driving circuits22 in the same column, the data signal writing transistor T2electrically connected to the first data signal wire DL1 and the datasignal writing transistor T2 electrically connected to the second datasignal wire DL2 are both located on the left side of the second pixeldriving circuits 22. Moreover, in order to realize that different datasignal wires DL corresponding to the second pixel driving circuits 22 ofthe same column are arranged on different sides of the data signalwriting transistors T2, an arrangement direction of the source SR andthe drain DR of the data signal writing transistor T2 electricallyconnected to the first data signal wire DL1 is opposite to anarrangement direction of the source SR and the drain DR of the datasignal writing transistor T2 electrically connected to the second datasignal wire DL2.

In an embodiment, in the second pixel driving circuits 22 of the samecolumn, the data signal writing transistors are respectively located ondifferent sides of the column of the second pixel driving circuits 22.As shown in FIG. 14, in the second pixel driving circuits 22 in the samecolumn, the data signal writing transistors T2 electrically connected tothe first data signal wire DL1 are located on a first side of the columnof the second pixel driving circuits 22, the data signal writingtransistors T2 electrically connected to the second data signal wire DL2are located on a second side of the second pixel driving circuits 22,and the first side and the second side may be two opposite sides of thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 along the row direction.

FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram of a display apparatus according to anembodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 15, the displayapparatus according to the present disclosure includes a display panel001 according to any of the foregoing embodiments. As shown in FIG. 15,the display apparatus according to the present disclosure may be amobile phone, and the display apparatus provided in the presentdisclosure may also be a display apparatus such as a computer or atelevision.

In the display apparatus according to the present disclosure, the secondpixel driving circuits 22 in the light-transmitting display area A2 ofthe display panel are centralized to a certain extent, thus thelight-transmitting display area A2 has a relatively high lighttransmittance, then a position of the display apparatus corresponding tothe light-transmitting display area A2 has an excellent light collectionperformance.

In addition, the display apparatus according to the present disclosurefurther includes a camera 002, and the camera 002 is provided on a sideof the light-transmitting display area A2 of the display panel 001facing away from a light-emitting surface, then light beams required forimaging by the camera 002 may be transmitted from the light-emittingsurface of the display panel 001 through the light-transmitting displayarea A2. Optionally, the camera 002 is provided corresponding to thehigh-light-transmitting display area.

Since in the display apparatus according to the present disclosure, thesecond pixel driving circuits 22 in the light-transmitting display areaA2 of the display panel are centralized to a certain extent, thelight-transmitting display area A2 has a relatively high lighttransmittance, such that the display apparatus has a good photographingeffect.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present disclosureand are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications,equivalents, improvements, etc., which are made within the spirit andprinciples of the present disclosure, should be included in the scope ofthe present disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display panel, comprising: a first display areacomprising a plurality of first light-emitting devices and a pluralityof first pixel driving circuits, wherein each of the plurality oflight-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the pluralityof first pixel driving circuits; a light-transmitting display areacomprising a plurality of second light-emitting devices and a pluralityof second pixel driving circuits, wherein each of the secondlight-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the pluralityof second pixel driving circuits, wherein the second pixel drivingcircuits electrically connected to the second light-emitting devices inat least two columns are located in the same column, and the secondpixel driving circuits located in the same column and connected to thesecond light-emitting devices in different columns are respectivelyconnected to different data signal wires.
 2. The display panel accordingto claim 1, wherein the second pixel driving circuits electricallyconnected to the second light-emitting devices in one column and thesecond pixel driving circuits electrically connected to the secondlight-emitting devices in another column are arranged in the samecolumn.
 3. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein among thesecond light-emitting devices and the first light-emitting devices inthe same column, the second pixel driving circuits electricallyconnected to the second light-emitting devices and the first pixeldriving circuits electrically connected to the first light-emittingdevices are electrically connected to the same data signal wire.
 4. Thedisplay panel according to claim 1, wherein among the secondlight-emitting devices and first light-emitting devices in the same row,the second pixel driving circuits electrically connected to the secondlight-emitting devices and the first pixel driving circuits electricallyconnected to the first light-emitting devices are electrically connectedto the same scan wire.
 5. The display panel according to claim 1,wherein the light-transmitting display area comprises a second displayarea and a third display area, the second display area is locatedbetween the first display area and the third display area, and theplurality of second pixel driving circuits are all arranged in thesecond display area.
 6. The display panel according to claim 5, whereineach second light-emitting device located in the third display area iselectrically connected to a corresponding second pixel driving circuitof the plurality of second pixel driving circuits through a connectingelectrode which is a transparent conductive electrode.
 7. The displaypanel according to claim 5, wherein the second light-emitting devices inN adjacent rows are arranged in a staggered manner, and the second pixeldriving circuits in one column comprise a first-type pixel drivingcircuit to an Nth-type pixel driving circuit; the first-type pixeldriving circuit to the Nth-type pixel driving circuit located in thesame column are respectively electrically connected to a first datasignal wire to an Nth data signal wire and are respectively connected tothe second light-emitting devices in N columns in the third displayarea, where N

2, and N is a positive integer.
 8. The display panel according to claim5, wherein the second pixel driving circuits electrically connected toat least two second light-emitting devices in the same row in the thirddisplay area are arranged in the same column.
 9. The display panelaccording to claim 8, wherein each of the plurality of second pixeldriving circuits comprises a plurality of transistors; gates ofrespective transistors having the same function in the second pixeldriving circuits electrically connected to the second light-emittingdevices of the same color in the same row are electrically connected toeach other.
 10. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein theplurality of first pixel driving circuits and the plurality of secondpixel driving circuits each comprise a plurality of transistors, and anarea of the second pixel driving circuit is smaller than an area of thefirst pixel driving circuit.
 11. The display panel according to claim10, wherein the first pixel driving circuit has more transistors thanthe second pixel driving circuit.
 12. The display panel according toclaim 10, wherein the plurality of first pixel driving circuits and theplurality of second pixel driving circuits each comprise a plurality oftransistors, the plurality of transistors each comprise a gate and asource, and the gate and the source are located in different metallayers; and at least one of the data signal wires corresponding to thesecond pixel driving circuits in the same column is located in adifferent metal layer from the gate and the source.
 13. The displaypanel according to claim 12, further comprising a touch layer, the touchlayer comprising a touch electrode layer and a touch trace layer,wherein the touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of touchelectrodes insulated from each other, and the touch trace layercomprises a plurality of touch traces; each of the plurality of touchelectrodes is electrically connected to at least one of the plurality oftouch traces; and at least one of the data signal wires corresponding tothe second pixel driving circuits in the same column is arranged in thesame layer as the plurality of touch traces.
 14. The display panelaccording to claim 1, wherein the data signal wires corresponding to thesecond pixel driving circuits in the same column comprise a first datasignal wire and a second data signal wire; the second data signal wiresand the first data signal wires corresponding to the second pixeldriving circuits in the same column at least partially overlap eachother along a thickness direction of the display panel.
 15. The displaypanel according to claim 1, wherein the data signal wires correspondingto the second pixel driving circuits in the same column comprise a firstdata signal wire and a second data signal wire, wherein at least one ofthe first data signal wire and the second data signal wire overlap atleast part of the second pixel driving circuits along a thicknessdirection of the display panel.
 16. The display panel according to claim1, wherein each of the plurality of second pixel driving circuitscomprises a data signal writing transistor; the data signal writingtransistors comprised in the second pixel driving circuits in the samecolumn are located between two data signal wires corresponding to thesecond pixel driving circuits in the column.
 17. A display apparatus,comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises: a firstdisplay area comprising a plurality of first light-emitting devices anda plurality of first pixel driving circuits, wherein each of theplurality of light-emitting devices is electrically connected to one ofthe plurality of first pixel driving circuits; a light-transmittingdisplay area comprising a plurality of second light-emitting devices anda plurality of second pixel driving circuits, wherein each of the secondlight-emitting devices is electrically connected to one of the pluralityof second pixel driving circuits, wherein the second pixel drivingcircuits electrically connected to the second light-emitting devices inat least two columns are located in the same column, and the secondpixel driving circuits located in the same column and connected to thesecond light-emitting devices in different columns are respectivelyconnected to different data signal wires.
 18. A display panelcomprising: a first display area comprising a plurality of firstlight-emitting devices and a plurality of first pixel driving circuits,wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of first pixel driving circuits; alight-transmitting display area comprising a plurality of secondlight-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel driving circuits,wherein each of the second light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of second pixel driving circuits,wherein along a column direction, a density of the plurality of secondpixel driving circuits is greater than a density of the plurality offirst pixel driving circuits.
 19. The display panel according to claim18, wherein the second pixel driving circuits electrically connected tothe second light-emitting devices in one column and the second pixeldriving circuits electrically connected to the second light-emittingdevices in another column are arranged in the same column.
 20. A displayapparatus, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panelcomprises: a first display area comprising a plurality of firstlight-emitting devices and a plurality of first pixel driving circuits,wherein each of the plurality of light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of first pixel driving circuits; alight-transmitting display area comprising a plurality of secondlight-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel driving circuits,wherein each of the second light-emitting devices is electricallyconnected to one of the plurality of second pixel driving circuits,wherein along a column direction, a density of the plurality of secondpixel driving circuits is greater than a density of the plurality offirst pixel driving circuits.